In Northwest China’s Gansu Province lies Zhangye National Geopark, which is blessed
The incredible landscapes
2 . On July 20, Yu Yifei, a medical intern (实习生), made his way home in a subway train after his first day’s training. When a heavy rain struck the city, he
Flood
As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’
As more passengers were pulled from the
| A．saw | B．prevented | C．kept | D．saved |
| A．record | B．height | C．point | D．depth |
| A．pushed | B．made | C．burst | D．pulled |
| A．rising | B．falling | C．reaching | D．disappearing |
| A．uncertain | B．unfortunate | C．unusual | D．unable |
| A．foolish | B．unique | C．considerate | D．desperate |
| A．excitement | B．fears | C．adaptation | D．deaths |
| A．managed | B．failed | C．intended | D．hesitated |
| A．tried on | B．got on | C．put on | D．looked on |
| A．later | B．further | C．earlier | D．former |
| A．gained | B．lifted | C．sank | D．ran |
| A．platform | B．air | C．boat | D．water |
| A．stopped | B．continued | C．explained | D．refused |
| A．regaining | B．refreshing | C．reminding | D．replacing |
| A．bored | B．heartbroken | C．energetic | D．tired |
Take a moment
Some people have a vivid sense of future self, which feels
You could almost think about your future self as a relationship that should
1．人物简介；
2．钦佩的原因；
3．你的个人感受。
注意：写作词数80左右；可以适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。
The Person I Admire Most
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Many people have the hobby of collecting things, e.g. stamps, postcards. In the 18th and 19th centuries,
The parts of a museum that are open to the public
Many museums are lively places. As well as looking at exhibits, visitors can play with computer simulations（模拟）and imagine
6 . For those who get angry when they miss out on lunch, it may be the perfect excuse: a lack of food makes bearable people “angry”.
In one of the first studies to explore how hunger affects emotions（情绪）as people go about their daily lives, psychologists found that the more hungry people felt, the more angry they became, which is called hangry.
The study came about after Prof. Viren Swami, a social psychologist at Anglia Ruskin University, was told, on more than one occasion, that he was hangry and should do something about it. The challenge left him wondering if being hangry was a real phenomenon(现象).
Working with researchers in Austria and Malaysia, Swami recruited（招募）64 adults aged 18 to 60 to record their emotions and feelings of hunger five times a day for three weeks. While the relationship between hunger and emotions has been studied in labs, the volunteers monitored their feelings as they went about their daily routines. Swami found being hangry is a real thing.
The study does not give any solutions, but Swami believes that being able to recognize the emotion can itself be of help. “Normally, we might be aware of what we are feeling but not understand the cause of it. But it doesn't matter at all. The study actually opens a door to further understand that.” he said.
Regardless of the mechanism, Swami believes the study raises a serious point: children who go hungry to school are less likely to learn effectively, and more likely to have behavioral problems, so ensuring pupils are properly fed must be a priority. “It's really important to be able to identify emotions like being hangry so we can reduce the negative effects,” he said.
1. What caused Prof. Viren Swami to do the study?| A．His competition with his colleagues. |
| B．His academic and research pursuits. |
| C．The biggest challenge in psychology. |
| D．The fact that he might suffer from hangry. |
| A．Its importance is beyond doubt. |
| B．It put forward some practical solutions. |
| C．Its participants included children and adults. |
| D．It explained why people could control their emotions. |
| A．We'd better encourage children to stay positive. |
| B．It's important to help children get rid of negative emotions. |
| C．Children going hungry to school are more likely to perform worse. |
| D．Educators should pay more attention to children's learning methods. |
| A．In a diary. | B．In a biology book. |
| C．In a novel. | D．In a science magazine. |
7 . What Is Space Camp?
Space camp is a camp for kids (10-14) on Earth. It is a camp to get young people excited about space, science and maths. For a week, build and launch a model rocket and eat space food. They also get to meet an astronaut (宇航员). Not only that, they get to train like an astronaut, too. The campers find out how an astronaut’s spacesuit (航天服) and helmet (头盔) stop the astronaut from getting too hot or too cold in space.
Training for Moon Walking
There is an unusual chair at space camp — the gravity chair. It hangs from springs (弹簧). The chair helps the campers to feel what it is like to walk on the moon. The gravity on the moon is six times weaker than the gravity on Earth. When the campers are in the gravity chair, they find it hard to walk. There are three different ways they can move in it. They can bunny hop (兔子), or do a slow walk.
A Day in Space and Rocket Centre
One of the most exciting activities of space camp is visiting the space and rocket centre. The space and rocket centre has more than 1,500 things for campers to look at, such as small moon rock and the Saturn V rocket. A week at space camp is the best way to experience space life without even leaving the Earth!
1. How long can kids stay in this camp?| A．3 weeks. | B．6 months. | C．7 days. | D．150 hours. |
| A．Tom, aged 9, likes model rockets. |
| B．Amy, aged 11, is interested in space. |
| C．Susan, aged 13, enjoys delicious food. |
| D．Henry, aged 15, wants to fly a space plane. |
| A．The training. | B．The space camp. | C．The gravity chair. | D．The moon walking. |
| A．Kids will wear spacesuits and helmets. | B．Kids may find it easy to walk in space. |
| C．Kids are able to buy small moon rocks. | D．Kids can walk fast in the gravity chair. |
| A．A Trip to the Moon | B．A Trip to Space Camp |
| C．A Day in Space Camp | D．A Lesson in Space Camp |
8 . Watching TV is my hobby. I like watching TV very much because I think it has many advantages (优点).
First of all, watching TV can make us relaxed. After a day’s hard work, we need a good rest. Watching TV can make us not tired any more because of the wonderful music and TV plays.
Second, watching TV is entertaining (娱乐的). There are many kinds of entertainments, such as sports activities, performances, plays and movies in the world. It’s not possible for us to go to every place to enjoy all the activities within a short time. We need about three hours or over to fly from New York to Paris. But within just one second, the TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channel (频道).
Most importantly, watching TV is educational. Our children can learn different kinds of subjects through the educational programs and it’s easy for them to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing and to learn Russian from a Russian teacher in Moscow. We can even learn how to behave (表现) well from TV plays. At the same time, a teacher can teach millions of students without a huge (巨大的) classroom.
1. Which of the following is true according to the third paragraph?| A．The TV can bring different parts of the world before us. |
| B．It’s easy for us to go to every place within a short time. |
| C．A fashion show is more interesting than an NBA game. |
| D．More and more people prefer to go to Paris rather than New York. |
| A．We can enjoy ourselves. | B．We can have a good rest. |
| C．We can see things we like. | D．We can learn something useful. |
| A．Subjects. | B．Programs. | C．Channels. | D．Children. |
| A．The advantages of watching TV | B．The TV brings us good rest |
| C．Today’s TV programs | D．How to use the TV in schools |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
9 . When you want to buy a pair of running shoes, will you choose Nike or Li-Ning?
It’s a choice between local and foreign brands ( 品 牌 ). According to a latest study, Chinese people generally prefer local brands to foreign brands. They choose the local brands because of the low price, good quality (质量) and creative design.
Some Chinese brands have risen in these years. They have even started to win some fans abroad. A research showed that 71 percent of customers said Chinese brands were important to them.
Chinese brands like Huawei, Xiaomi, DJI, Feiyue, Li-Ning, Shein and Huaxizi have all become more popular abroad. For example, Huawei is the world’s second-biggest mobile phone company. Its products are used in more than 170 countries and areas. Huawei is also a leader in 5G technology. Shein, a “fast fashion” brand, made more than 10 billion dollars last year, a 100-percent increase over 2019, Global Times reported. Many European people like Shein products because they’re affordable, fashionable and of high quality.
In the future. Chinese brands will continue to develop. Thanks to a bigger market, improved supply chains (供应链) and efficient (高效的) producing, “This is the best time for the development of local brands,” Yan Qiang, a partner with Beijing-based Hejun Consulting, told Global Times.
1. Which of the following is a foreign brand?| A．Li-Ning. | B．DJI. | C．Nike. | D．Shein. |
| A．more sports stars buy them | B．they are not so expensive |
| C．they are easy to buy online | D．they have good after-sale service |
| A．more people aboard are choosing Chinese brands |
| B．Huawei is making a lot of money |
| C．Huawei makes the best mobile phone |
| D．Chinese brands will replace (代替) foreign brands |
| A．潮流的 | B．实惠的 | C．创新的 | D．耐用的 |
| A．How to Choose a Chinese Brand | B．Chinese Brands Becoming Popular |
| C．How to Develop Chinese Brands | D．The Future for Chinese Brands |
10 . The idea that the standard human body temperature is about 98.6℉ (37℃) was first presented by the German physician Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich in 1851. Since then, it’s become so widely accepted that it serves as a touchstone for health—a diagnostic tool used by physicians and parents as a basic indicator if someone is sick or well.
However, it turns out that this well-established fact isn’t, in fact, correct—or, to put it more accurately, human beings have been getting cooler over the years.
Recent studies have shown that temperature records of groups of people have tended to run low compared to the accepted norm (标准), so the Stanford team, led by Julie Parsonnet, MD, professor of medicine and of health research and policy, decided to do a more in-depth study to compare modern measurements with historical records to try to identify body temperature trends and, perhaps, uncover the reason why this cooling is happening.
For their research, the Stanford team looked at three distinct datasets (数据集) from three historical periods. One was military service records, medical records, and pension records from Union Army veterans of the American Civil War that were compiled from 1862 to 1930. The second was from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Ⅰ collected between 1971 and 1975, and the third from adult patients visiting Stanford Health Care from 2007 to 2017.
In all, the team went through 677,423 temperature measurements, making sure that temperatures recorded were accurate rather than the result of poorly designed thermometers (温度计). They did this by looking at the change in temperature inside each group over time to ensure that the curves (曲线) showing a decrease were consistent between the datasets.
At the end of the day, the team found that men born in the 21st century had an average body temperature of 0.59℃ lower than those born in the early 19th century, while modern women showed an average decrease of 0.32℃ compared to those born in the 1890s. Together, this means that human body temperatures have fallen by 0.03℃ per decade.
1. What is Wunderlich’s achievement?| A．He was the inventor of the thermometer. |
| B．He set up a standard for normal body temperature. |
| C．He discovered humans’ body temperature trends. |
| D．He put forward the theory of normal human body temperature. |
| A．By having interviews. | B．By conducting field research. |
| C．By analyzing historical records. | D．By doing experiments in the lab. |
| A．The quality of thermometers. | B．The backgrounds of the subjects. |
| C．The sorting of the collected datasets. | D．The number of adult patients involved. |
| A．Modern women’s body temperatures have risen over the past century. |
| B．The 19th century saw the greatest increase in men’s body temperatures. |
| C．The 21st century saw the greatest decrease in men’s body temperatures. |
| D．Men’s body temperatures have fallen faster than women’s over the years. |
